Following the widespread protests across Valley against the killing of Supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the J&K government has decided to shut educational institutions till March-07 as a precautionary measure.
Talking exclusive to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Education Minister Sakina Itoo said that in order to ensure the safety of the students, the government has decided to close all the educational institutions till Sunday.
“We have decided to keep schools, colleges and universities closed till March-07” Minister Itoo said.
The Minister also said that the government is monitoring the situation closely and will take the call of reopening of educational institutions after only after assessing the ground situation.
Following the killing of Supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli strikes, a widespread protest erupted across Jammu and Kashmir.
Pertinently, schools upto 8th standard were all set to reopen on Monday following the winter break of more than two months.
